St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-28
The Hundreds of Elegant Winter Equip.
ages of st. Paul Form Magnif-
cent Picture.
A Moving Mass Of Prancing Horses ani
Dancing Plumes Witnessed by
Thousands Of People.
Fast Horses of st. Paul, Minneapolis
and saltwater Meet on the
River Track.
And Measure Their Speed Over the
Smooth Ice Before Crowds of
People.

week both in the number of turnouts and
in elaborate decorations. Bet ween 2 and
o'clock the line of driving on Third, Sibley,
Sixth, Robert and Minnesota streets was
one mass of moving sleighs filled by ele-
gantly dressed ladies and gentlemen, many
in gay carnival uniforms. drawn by pranc-
ing horses beautifully decorated with bright
ribbons and waving plumes of all colors
and combinations of colors. Particularly
was this the case on Third street, which
seemed to be Il faVorite part Of the route.
The number of strangers in the city was
! larger than ever before and it seemed as if
all of them and ali residents besides had
congregated along the sidewalks to witness
| the display. Not only the sidewalks but
windows and all places which afforded an
! opportunity to view the equipages were
crowded With people. The most beautiful
sight was obtained by view down Third
street from the brow of the hill, the scene
presenting sea of waving plumeS and gay
colors. Among the spectators were Gen.
FitZ Hugh Lee and his party WHO occupied
good position in the large boat sleigh, the
Nightingale. and were accompanied by
some OF the officers of the carnival asSocia-
ton. The committee having charge of the
display consisted of w. F. Morton, D. H.
Moon and l.. II. MaXfield, who rode from
one end of the line to the other in Mr..
| MortOn's fine turnout. driven by himself.
| 1t was shell sleigh with bear skin robes
drawn by spanEof spanking bays, decorated
with green pad plumeS and orange bride
plumes while those on the dash were old
gold. Aided by squad of mounted police
! and large number of officers on foot, the
line was kept moving and tOlerably free
from interruption by drayage teams. On
! account of the enormous crowd inside the
ice palace grounds the eQuipageS were not
driven in. The committee on awarding
prizes consisted of E. G. Long, w. G..
Strickland and f. A. Seymour, and they
occupied good point of observation in the
window of the Merchants National bank,
corner of Jackson street. The prizes were
awarded as follows:
Best double team turnout, a pair of
| blankets valued at $50, awarded to G. G. H.
! Smith. The turnout was double-Seated
| Russian sleigh with bear skin robes, drawn
by span of beautiful black horses wearing
elegant silver mounted harnesses. The
| whole was decorated with orange plumes
The sleigh was driven by Mr.. Smith, who as
accompanied by several ladies.
| For best fancy turnout, handsome set of
plumes for dash. bridle-pad and tail, valued
| at sos. Awarded to A. NJ. Drake, who drove
three horses abreast in Russian style on a
double-seated cutter filled with ladies, and
bear skin robes. The middle horse was
white, the others matched bays. Over the
| back of the center animal was a high arch
bearing bells and this, as well as all the
Earness, was beautifully decorated with black
an yellow ribbons -4fher-horses were also
adorned with garaadsof evergreen, and tue
turnout had black and yellow plumeSs- 4, x 7@- y
For best single rig, a fine lap robe. Awarded
to C.. ID. Andrews for a bay horse with name
braided in ribbon, in single speeding sleigh,
blue ornaments. The rig was driven by T. d.
| Cogswell, who was accompanied by Miss Kitty
Cogswell. The same horse took the premium
for best gentleman driver at the state fair.
Tandem whip for best tandem turnout,
| awarded to Luther Newport who drove his
dapple grays in single cutter. The animals
| wore elegant silver mounted harness. decor
ated with green and white plumes and pom
pons, and were controlled by white lines.
THE ELEGANT EQUIPAGEs.
A list of the most attractive turnouts
seen on the street is as follows:
Mrs. J. ]. Hill and family, double carriage
sleigh with bear skin robes and driver in bear
skin, span of black horses, elegant silver
mountings, blue and white plumes, children
in uniform.
| ter drawn by pair of black horses, bear skin
robes, horses and dash decorated with green
aud black plumes -
T. F. Oakes, single pony rig driven by two
! little girls, bay pony decorated with yellow
plumes, fine fox robes.
Bruno Beaupre. double team, ladies with
driver, ,two-seated sleigh with bear skin robes,
: span of bays turnout handsomely decorated
l with red and green plumes.
Mrs. Ed Cummings. single rig ornamented
D | with yellow plumes.
Will Rice, span of fine bay horses.
. = John Matheis, fine double rig with black
; horses, maroon and black plumes
E. G. Rogers, ladies in Owl club uniform
lrf,- rior oin otaI
: with old gold plumes.
Whitney Wall, single rig decorated.
James King, handsome double turnout,
decorated with yellow plumes.
Paul Martin and lady. single rig, decorated
. handsomely with red, white and blue ribbons;
tri-colored lines of the same hues.
=, s. s. Eaton Jr., and lady, both in club uni
Il forms; single rig.
:. w. j. Cathy, single cutter with span OF
O black horses red plumes.
E. B. Northrop, wife and daughter, single
" rig; very large gray-roan horse, with red and
e yellow plumeS.
: Henry Rothschild, single rig with beautiful
= ! yellow and brown worSted back robe; black
8 | horse with yellow plumeS.
i Crawford Livingston, double rig. ladies and
Il driver; low swell body sleigh, span of bays
/ with blankets, fine silver mountings and dec
e orations of black and yellow plumes
. | D. A. Monfort and lady and John Summers
n and lady, all in Windsor club uniform, with
q white wolf robes blue trimmed; span of bays
: ! with blue and white plumes; one of the most
n attractive turnouts on the street.
II James Middleton, double sleigh, fine span
g of bay horses, red plumes.
/ A. X. Barnum. double Russian sleigh drawn
l. by q pair of bays, with decorations of ole
n gold and green plumes; ladies in inform
,r Mrs. ]. r. Irwin, coupe drawn by pair Of
~ horses with short blue blankets, yellow
plumes.
/ Chief John T. Black and ladies, span Of
l. clipped bays double sleigh, yellow decora
e tions.
}. Polar Toboggan club, tandem. horses wear
It ing red blankets, double cutter; occupants in
q uniform.
w. S. Pami, single rig with decorations o
old gold
Mrs S. Hewitt, coupe and span of blacl
e horses elegantly decorated with yellow plume
i and ribbons of the same color.
is George Thompson and lazy, single rig, beal
le skin robes red decorations.
s. j. 3. Cook, double cutter and span of bays
ID with old gold plumes.
s. A L. Larpenteur double sleigh and spal
Is of bays with yellow ornaments.
le Mrs. j. B. Sanborn, two-seated cutter, span
lie of black horses, bear skin robes, red plum
a. decorations.
is Bishop Gilbert, single rig, gold trimming
and maroon plumes
at DR. Noyes, double-seated cutter, sp al
In of black horses with banged tails, PLUMB
ne decorations.
te Mrs. W. H Sanborn, coupe with sorre
team, decorated.
E Adam Fetsch. pair of PAGERS, one white tn
y other bay, yellow plumes.
r. B. Langdon, Minneapolis, coupe wit
>, pair of large dappie grays.
% % Mrs. j. AmeS. double square sleigh an
'o span of bays, elegantly decorated with blu
and white.
or E. j. Frost, double rig with driver, yello,
"a decorations.
Mrs. George B. Young, large dapple gra
horcaS d0ubIa Slaioh handsomely decorate